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2d ago

Study Says AGU Lawyers Were Paid R$4.55 Billion Above Brazil’s Salary Cap Since 2020

The report contends the council that manages sucumbência reclassified payouts as indemnities to sidestep the ceiling despite earlier STF and TCU guidance.

Remunerações extrateto custaram R$ 20 bilhões em um ano no Brasil.
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Overview

  • Researchers say R$3.8 billion exceeded the cap from January to August 2025, a sharp jump from R$397.2 million in all of 2024.
  • The study describes use of supplemental health and food allowances and retroactive transfers labeled as indemnities, while the CCHA asserts the system is lawful and respects the ceiling.
  • From 2020 to August 2025, the CCHA distributed R$12.7 billion to 13,242 people, with 7,649 receiving more than R$1 million and 9,801 topping R$100,000 in a single month.
  • The report cites irregularities including R$15 million paid to 435 newly appointed lawyers before a one‑year wait and R$14.8 million linked to beneficiaries listed as pension instituters.
  • Prior STF (2020) and TCU (2021) decisions held honoraria should count toward the cap, reform efforts have stalled in Congress, and press reports note AGU chief Jorge Messias received R$660,000 extra in 2025.